All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions
are reported under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all
commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000
square feet.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Broadway at Surf
⚡
🕰️
2828-2868 N. Broadway
| Other - Mall | 11.9 kg/sqft  | 1,632 tons |
|
207
⚠️
4640 S. Halsted Street
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,737 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
311GE-CHIWB-Downtown
⚠️
30 East Hubbard At State Street
| Hotel | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 2,410 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Shorewind Towers
🕰️
⚠️
7000 7008 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 11.9 kg/sqft | 2,444 tons |
|
Ambassador Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
4900 North Bernard St
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 680 tons 
Lowest 41%
|
|
Bond Chapel
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
1025 East 58th Street
| Worship Facility | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 62 tons
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
850 West Jackson
⚡
850 West Jackson
| Office | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,256 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Clargran
501-515 N. Clark St.
| Hotel | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 4,034 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
ELEVATE CARE CHICAGO NORTH
2451 West Touhy Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 999 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Elevate Care Villa of Wndsor
2649 E 75th Street
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,123 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Incubator Building
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
55 W 34th Street
| College/University | 11.7 kg/sqft | 846 tons |
|
McCabe Hall
📷
(DePaul)
900 W. Belden
| College/University | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 686 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
180 North Wabash LLC
180 N Wabash
| Office | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,898 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Latin School of Chicago Upper School
🕰️
⚠️
59 W. North BLVD
| K-12 School | 11.7 kg/sqft | 1,780 tons |
|
Hyde Park Tower
🕰️
5140 S Hyde Park Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 11.7 kg/sqft | 1,683 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data